Bag holding device



March 23, 1943. J. .1. LAMMLE BAG HOLDING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 12, 1941 a J 4 5 4 5 Z 2 a 6. K od/ 0 o J o 0 V /1 i o o 9 5 m 1 2 I 4.

Inventor Tami J Zam mle Illlllllllllllllllllll Altorm y March 23, 1943. J. J. LAMMLE BAG HOLDING DEVICE Filed July 12, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Jco Jlamm fe A flame Patented Mar. 23, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT QFEICE 2,314,410 BAG HOLDING DEVICE Jacob J. Lammle, Long Lake, S. Dak. Application July 12, 1941, Serial No. 402,205 Claims. Cl 248-97) This invention has reference to means for facilitating the sacking or bagging of grain and the like, and more particularly the invention resides in the provision of a novel and efficient device for holding the bag or sack in open position to facilitate the filling of the same with the grain or other material.

Among the objects of the invention is to improve generally upon such bag holders as are now known and used; and the invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of the device embodying the features of the present invention.

Figure 2 isa side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a rear elevational View thereof, and

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, it will be seen that the grain sacker or, as it might be more properly termed, bag holder may be constructed of wood, metal or other suitable material.

In the preferred and illustrated embodiment of the invention, there are provided; opposed, spaced, parallel feet 5-5 that are secured in spaced parallel relation through the medium of a cross-bar 6 bolted or otherwise secured at its ends to the feet 5 intermediate the ends of the latter,

The cross-bar 6 is braced with respect to the feet 5 through the medium of a brace 1 that at its respective opposite ends is bolted or otherwise secured as at 8 to the feet 5 adjacent the rear ends of the feet, and intermediate its ends is bolted or otherwise secured as at 9 to the crossbar 6 intermediate the ends of the latter.

Rising from the cross-bar 6, intermediatethe ends of the latter, is a broad, flat standard l0 of any suitable length.

In sliding facial contact with the rear side of the standard I0 is a carrier H in the form of a broad, flat board that works through vertically spaced guides disposed at the rear of the standard I0.

The referred to guides include an upper guide composed of a cross-bar I2 disposed transversely of the standard I0 and secured at its ends to the standand l0 through the medium of bolts I3. The cross-bar i2 is spaced from the standard l0 through the medium of spacer blocks l4 that are apertured to accommodate the bolts l3 as clearly shown in Figure 4.

The lower guide includes a cross-bar l5 that extends transversely of the standard I0 at the rear of the latter and is, intermediate its ends, secured to the standard I 0 in spaced relation thereto, through the medium of bolts I6 and spacer blocks l1. 1

The cross-bar I5 of the lower guide extends laterally of the post id and is braced with respect to the feet 5 through the medium of brace bars [8, Vertically spaced angle bars I9, 20 are secured to the slide or carrier ll transversely of the latter through the medium of bolts 2!, 22 and are provided respectively, adjacent their respective opposite ends, with apertures in which are accommodated pintles 23 provided on the upper and lower ends of vertical pivot bars 24-24.-

Secured to the pivot bars 24-24, adjacent the lowegsends of said bars, are bag-suspension arms 25- 1 The arms 25, adjacent one end thereof, are riveted or otherwise secured to the vertical pivot bars 24 as at 26, and at one end are provided with pairs of angular suspension lugs '2'! adapted to engage the wall of a bag suggested by broken lines in Figure 2 and indicated by the reference numeral 28 for suspending .the bagfrom the arms 25 and in an expanded condition.

The arms 25 are braced with respect to the pivot bars 24 as at 29, and at the rear side of the device the arms 25 are connected together through the medium of coil springs 30-30.

The coil springs 30-30 act to normally urge the ends of the arms 25 equipped with the suspension lugs 21 apart or away from one another, causing the pivot bars 24 to rotate.

The action of the springs 30 is opposed through 'the medium of stop fingers 3!.

The stop-fingers 3!, as best shown in Figure 4, are formed from a single length of strap iron or other suitable material bent adjacent its respective opposite ends, and having its intermediate portion bolted or otherwise secured to the slide or carrier member II.

The slide II, and associated parts, are normally urged to a raised or elevated position, shown in the drawings, through the medium of vertical coil springs 32-32.

The coil springs 32 at the lower ends thereof are secured to a cross cleat 33 provided at the lower edge of the slide l I, and at the upper ends thereof the springs 32 are anchored to the aforementioned cross-bar I2 of the upper guide, as shown in Figure 3.

Upward movement of the slide ll in response to the action of the springs 32 is limited by reason of the engagement of the stop fingers 3| with the aforementioned upper cross-bar I2.

The manner of using the device for holding a sack in suspended open position to receive the grain or other intended contents therefor is believed to be obvious but may be briefly explained as follows:

To suspend a bag from the arms 25, lateral pressure is applied to the arms for causing the ends equipped with the lugs 21 thereof to swing inwardly towards one another against the action of springs 30. In this way the lugs .21 will be positioned to permit the mouth of the bag '28 to be readily slipped over the ends thereof so that uponrelease of the arms 25 and return of the same to a normal position, the lugs 21 will engage the wall of the bag at the mouth to suspend the bag from the arms 25 and in an expanded condition. 1

To remove the filled bag from the arms 25 the operation just described is reversed.

It will also be apparent that where :a shorter bag is to be suspended from the device, a downward pressure may be readily applied to the arms 25 to cause the slide I l and associated parts, including the arms 25 to move vertically downof the bag as it rests on the ground in front of the standard It].

When the short bag has thus been engaged with the lugs 21 of the arms 25, release of downward pressure on the arms 25 will permit the springs 32 to act in causing the slide I l to move vertically upwardly to the position shown in the drawings.

It is believed that the many advantages of a bag holder embodying the features of the present invention, especially with respect to the use of the same in the sacking or bagging of grain, will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

It will be further appreciated that a bag holder embodying the features of the present invention will be strong and durable in construction and thus well adapted for the purpose designed.

It will also be understood that while I have herein illustrated and described what is consid-- ered to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details herein illustrated since it is appreciated that in practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. In a bag-holding device of the character described, a vertical standard, a slide mounted on the standard for vertical sliding movement relative thereto, pivot rods mounted vertically on the slide for rotative movement in a horiwardly for passing the lugs 21 into the mouth zontal plane, bag-suspension arms fixedly secured intermediate their ends to said pivot rods for rotative movement therewith, springs connecting said arms together at one end of the latter, and bag-engaging lugs on the free ends of said arms.

2. In a, bag-holding device of the character described, a vertical standard, a slide mounted on the standard for vertical sliding movement relative thereto, pivot rods mounted vertically on the slide for rotative movement in a horizontal plane, bag-suspension arms fixedly secured intermediate their ends to said pivot rods for rotative movement therewith, springs connecting said arms together at one end of the latter, and bagengaging lugs on the free ends of said arms, stop lingers mounted on said slide in the path of said arms for limiting swinging movement of the arms in one direction and in response to said springs.

3. In 'a bag-holding device of the character described, a vertical standard, a slide mounted on the standard for vertical sliding movement relative thereto, pivot'rods mounted vertically on the slide for rotative movement in a horizontal plane, bag-suspension arms fixedly secured intermediate their ends to said pivot rods for rotative movement therewith, springs connecting said arms together at one end of the latter, and bagengaging lugs on the free ends of said arms, stop fingers mounted on said slide in the path of said arms for limiting swinging movement of the arms in one direction and in response to said springs, and vertical springs anchored at one end thereof to said standard and at a relatively opposite end to said slide and normally urging said slide vertically upwardly, and interengaging means on said slide and said standard for limiting upward movement of said slide.

4. In a bag-holding device of the character described, a supporting structure, a slide mounted in said supporting structure and constrained to shift vertically relative thereto, vertical pivot rods mounted on said slide to rotate in a horizontal plane, and bag-suspension and expanding arms fixedly secured to said pivot rods to rotate therewith.

-5. In a bag-holding device of the character described, a supporting structure, a slide mounted in said supporting structure and constrained to shift vertically relative thereto, vertical pivot rods mounted on said slide'to rotate in a horizontal :plane, and bag-suspension and expanding arms fixedly secured to said pivot rods to rotate therewith, said arms being secured to said pivot rods intermediate the ends of said arms, angular bag-engaging lugs mounted on the arms adjacent one end of the latter, and springs connecting the arms at the ends thereof opposite to said bag-engaging lugs and acting to normally urge the first-named ends of the arms away from one another for effecting an expansion of the bag suspended from said arms.

JACOB J. vLAMMLE. 

